Political spending continues to mushroom
In the two week period encompassed by 6/24 and 7/8, spending on political television advertising increased 11%
“Talent” #1 for the night
Tuesday Results: From 8-10 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (2.7/8 in 18-49, 10.4 million viewers overall) delivered the #1 results of the night in...
Fox’s recipe for Tuesday success does it again
NBC gave Fox's cooking block a run for its money with its Talent show, but in the end, Fox won the night yet again....
NBC News, O&O stations go social with Olympics
Just after striking a deal with Facebook to promote Olympic conversations on NBC’s Facebook page, NBC News and NBC O&O TV Stations are joining...
FCC upholds ALJ finding for Tennis Channel over Comcast
In a 3-2 party-line split decision, the FCC declared that the principal difference between Golf Channel
Nielsen Q2 down 1% (audio)
Revenues for Q2 decreased 1% to $1,385 million, while increasing 4% on a constant currency basis compared to Q2 2011. Revenue performance was driven...
Conversation on video competition on Capitol Hill
The Senate Commerce Committee hit on a number of topics in its look at the Cable Act of 1992. The topics included retransmission consent,...
FCC resists NAB political file stay request
The NAB believes its request to do away with the FCC’s new rule requiring online posting on
Teen Choice Awards a winner for Fox
FOX won Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night last week among Adults 18-49 with week-over-week gains by MASTERCHEF and HELL’S KITCHEN, as well as a...
DeMint and Kerry disagree on effect of the Cable Act
Jim DeMint (R-SC) thinks the Cable Act is no longer necessary and should go away; John Kerry
ABC wins the week in Adults 18-49
Overall: ABC won the week in Adults 18-49, beating Fox by 7%, CBS by 25% and NBC by 36%. In addition, the Net ranked...
NBC: “American Ninja Warrior” hits four-week high
Monday Results: From 9-11 p.m. ET, "American Ninja Warrior" (2.0 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall) scored its highest 18-49...
CBS wins third straight week
CBS won its third consecutive week in viewers behind a rebroadcast of THE BIG BANG THEORY, the #2 program of the week, while all...
Another Monday win for Fox
The Gordon Ramsay cooking double-header prevailed yet again for Fox, and NBC's Ninja finale had enough steam to grab the #2 spot for the...
DreamWorks considering launching cable network
DreamWorks Animation SKG, the studio behind the "Shrek" films and this summer's "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," is contemplating creating its own DreamWorks cable...